I love the game of chess, and that stems back to my childhood. When I was growing up in Australia in the '60s and '70s, we didn't have the internet or modern technology kids have now, so we often ...

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The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. In today’s busy world, the closest we come to “game night” is often Words With Friends on a four-inch screen.

Designed by Florian Hauswirth, this unique chess set lets you stack pieces in new ways instead of merely capturing them. The pieces in “Democratic Chess” are designed to function just like normal ...

The new LEGO Traditional Chess Set is a clean, simple build. Its squares are colored dark brown and beige, which creates the impression of polished wood. Its pieces match and have a smooth, simple ...

"Captain America: Civil War" is a masterfully rendered and edited $250 million movie, but the production team might have put a little more thought into the chess pieces. A chess board in the Avengers ...

Installation view of “Les Mauvais Joueurs” (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) The centerpiece of the show is a chessboard that reinterprets the Staunton set, with ...

In November of 2020, I sent a direct message on Twitter to a British man named Phil Makepeace. “Hi!” I wrote. “I need a chess coach! Are you the person to talk to?” I knew that Phil was a professional ...

The Netflix show about a chess prodigy has reignited interest in the game and fueled demand for sets, accessories and timers. By Marie Fazio Poela Keta started binge-watching “The Queen’s Gambit” as a ...

Kingdom Hearts 3 developer Square Enix is offering players a replica chess set for $700, and the only problem is that you can’t actually play a game of chess on it. Inspired by the young Xehanort and ...

Here are 10 things I know about chess. 1: There should always be a white square in the player’s right-hand corner. If you have a black square in the right-hand corner, it means the board is set up ...